The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1887-11-19

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oped." play which is said to be one of tn
most Thoroughly amusing comedies ever lpre
scented. 1t is replcte with ludcrous situation
and deity drawn clmayes, ana moves with
dash and vim usually forcign'to plays OF IL
kind. Excellent singing aud various othe
specialities will be heard at frequent intervals
during the performance. The company in
cludes, besides Mr. John G.. Scorer and Mis-
Nina Willard, some of the best specially PEG
pie known to the stage. Seats are now OF
sale at Simon's music store.
| MINsTRELs.
Drive away dull care, forget all your troub
les and visit the Opera House Thursday
evening, Nov. oath. when the Original Geor
gia Minstrels will appear in an entire ne"
and original programme replete with mirth
music and song. The company has just re-
turned from tour around the world and Ii
| larger and better than ever befsre. The Geor
| gias should not be COMPOUNDED with the little
| fly. might concerns, who during tue com
panys tour abroad sought to steal this organ
| ization's name and even went 30 far as to ad
vertise themselves as the original party
This company has been before the public LOT
ten years and its every app earance is heraldeo
with delight by the amusement-loving public
who know that they will be highly entertain
ed. The list Of comedians, vocalsts and dan.
GERS is large one; all enjoy fine reputation
and many new features will be introduced OF
a novel and entertaining nature.
CHATTANOOGA AND THE ARIoN QUARTETTE
The lecture to be given by Major Widmer
on Monday evening next, at the Congrega-
tional church is anticipated with unusual IN
terest. The addition attraction OF the Arion
Quartette has intensified the interest, and we
learn that tickets already have been secured
in large numbers. AS participant OF one OF
the most thrilling battles of the war, the Ma
jor has ample scope for his rare descriptive
powers which have left 80 vivid an impress
ion on those who have listened to his war re-
mniscences. 1t is II lecture all can enjoy.
To the old it recalls one OF the great events in
American history, to the young it will serve
as an inspiration to that heroic patriotism
which will prove the future as it has been in
the past. We learn the rcgimental flag OF the
1O4th, one of the first planted on the top OF
Lookout mountain by our brave boys, will be
loaned for the occasion. Let there be
crowded house to testify our love for the "old
flag" is as true to-day, as it was in the years
gone by. Admittance rs cents.
STARS THEY TALK ABOUT.
Theatre goers who remember Margaret
Mather's Juliet as given here couple OF sea-
sons ago, well remember the Romeo Of the
company, young Salvini, who then Travelled
on his fathers name, after tie fashion of Fred
Grants late campaign in New York state. He
wasn't much; and his reading of the open
ing lines in the balcony scene sounded some
thing like this: "Vote Ida from yoneder
yeendow ber-reaks. Id eesa re east add
Shooliet eesa re SOON" But when young
man braves his fathers wrath and runs away
from home and friends, to make mark in
his chosen profession, as he did, he is not
apt to make "fiasco" If he has anything in
him. And young Salvini had. He mastered
the English language, has nothing but
trace of his Italian accent left, and is now
doing splendid work in A. NJ. Palmer's
Union Square company, New York. More
than one manager is now endeavoring to
make arrangements to bring him out next
season as tragic star and back him to any
amount. He is under thirty years of years OF
age ard stands a fair show of being famous at
forty.
After an absence Of four years Nine. Etel-
ka Gerster has returned to America. On
Tuesday, November %, she will appear at the
Metropolitan Opera House in concert, assist
by an orchestra Of seventy.tv musicians un-
der the directions of Mr.. Adolph Ncuendortf.
A new prima donna named Nikita, has turn
the heads or the Berlin public. She is de-
scribed as but l6, with charming presence
and lovely voice, and claims to be an Am
erican. She is splendidly managed; and the
stories of "wild western" life told about her
invest her, in the eyes of the confding Ber-
linese, with romantic sort of halo. They
have been heard before in America; and cal l
to mind story told Of Maurice Shakoseh,
the famous impresario, who Invented" 1t is
said, the cowboy prima DOME" He had
one to manage once and was cudgeling his
brain for sensation to introduce her, without
success. Finally in Partisan cafe, number
of boulevardiens evolved the following can
ard for their impr esario friend:-"Mile. s
- the year before was still living in the
forest prlmeval of America. The weather be-
ing delicious her parents went fer q stroll,
when the hut, occupied by no one but the
fair artist, was attacked by a band Of savage
redskins. TO catch up an axe, to brandish 1t
like modern Je anne dare, and to route the
infuristed Indians was, to speak in til Ian
guage of the penny dreadful, "the work OF a
moment" The expense Of publishing this
yarn Is said to have been enormous. But ii
didn't pay, for when the star appeared the
cities, like so many consirators, remarked one
and all, "Mile. s. is no doubt very In
trepid amazon, but she is none the less very
bad singer" 1t was a rude blow TO Strak
osch.
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Draft Horse Picktugs-
Messrs. Pritchard and Gedney, disposed
of a fine yearling colt the other day, fol
81 900.
Degen Bros. shipped q car load Of horses